White River (Oregon)
| White River | |
|---|---|
White River Falls | |
Location of the mouth of the White River in Oregon | |
| Etymology | The color of the river when it carries glacial sediments |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Hood River and Wasco |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Hood |
| • location | Mount Hood Wilderness, Cascade Range |
| • coordinates | 45°20′47″N 121°41′40″W / 45.34639°N 121.69444°W |
| • elevation | 6,722 ft (2,049 m) |
| Mouth | Deschutes River |
• location | near Maupin |
• coordinates | 45°14′01″N 121°04′03″W / 45.23361°N 121.06750°W |
• elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Length | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Basin size | 409 sq mi (1,060 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 423 cu ft/s (12.0 m3/s) |
| Type | Scenic, Recreational |
| Designated | October 28, 1988 |
The White River is a tributary of the Deschutes River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in north-central Oregon in the United States. It drains a scenic mountainous area of the Columbia Plateau on the east side of the Cascade Range southeast of Mount Hood. In the 1840s, a section of the Oregon Trail called the Barlow Road passed through the river corridor. This section of the road is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.